U.S. EPA, Contracts Management Div, Cinicnnati, OH, 45268-7001

U -- SCIENTIFIC REVIEW AND REPORT PREPARATION SOL 96-114 POC Pam Legare (513-366-2015) The USEPA has a requirement for an internationally recognized scientist with expertise in the area of drinking water-related health effects, sanitary/environmental engineering, drinking water disinfectants and byproducts, communicable and noncomunicable disease epidemiology, waterborne disease outbreak research, and risk assessment methods who willP: prepare a high quality update and re-edit of a report entitled ''Workshop Report and Recommendations for Conducting Epidemiologic Research and cancer Exposure to Chlorinated Drinking Water''; prepare a high quality, written review of the literature on reproductive and developmental effects, in both humans and experimental animals, associated with exposure to chlorinated drinking water and chemical by-products of disinfection (DBPs); and provide ongoing expert review of NCEA-Cin scientific research protocols and projects on comparative risk for drinking water disinfectants and DBPs, includingrisk assessment methodologies for waterborne microbial pathogens. The tasks are highly inter-related intellectually and their successful completion requires theservices of an expert with an in-depth understanding of the broad spectrum of problems associated with achieving an acceptable balance between acceptable levels of DBPs and pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water. All interested parties may submit a request in writing to the above address or by fax (513-366-2107) to Pam Legare referencing 96-114. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0228)

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